Knitting and crochet needle and sewing needle combination

ABSTRACT

This invention consists primarily of a Crochet or Knitting needle and sewing needle or finishing needle combination, both of which have enlarged head means in which is received said yarn sewing or finishing needle, the eye of the needle being received within a hollowed out opening on a screw in or snap on cap.

United States Patent 11 1 Martella 1451 Dec. 23, 1975 1 KNITTING AND CROCHET NEEDLE AND SEWING NEEDLE COMBINATION [76] Inventor: Amelia Martella, Camel Hollow Road, Huntington, NY. 11743 22 Filed: July 5, 1974 21 Appl. No.: 486,190

[52] US. Cl 66/117; 223/102 [51] Int. Cl. D04B 35/02 [58] Field of Search 66/116, 117, 118, 2, l A;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS l-laff 66/118 King 223/104 X Alsmith... 66/117 Bell 66/117 2,075,621 3/1937 Miller 66/117 2,245,893 6/1941 Armitage 2,246,254 6/1941 Johnston 2,720,095 10/1955 Ernst 2,807,945 10/1957 Carlson 66/117 OTHER PUBLICATIONS M.P.E.P., Rev. 40, Apr., 1974, p. 70.

Primary Examiner-Mervin Stein Assistant Examiner-Andrew M. Falik [57] ABSTRACT This invention consists primarily of 21 Crochet or Knitting needle and sewing needle or finishing needle combination, both of which have enlarged head means in which is received said yarn sewing or finishing needle, the eye of the needle being received within a hollowed out opening on a screw in or snap on cap.

4,Claims, 6 Drawing Figures U.S. Patent Dec. 23, 1975 KNITTING AND CROCHET NEEDLE AND SEWING NEEDLE COMBINATION This invention relates to needles, and more particularly to a crochet and knitting needle combination.

It is therefore the principal object of this invention to provide a needle combination which will consist either of a crochet needle or a knitting needle, the heads of each, receiving, freely, a yarn sewing or finishing needle which-is held in place by screw or snap on cap means.

A further object of this invention is to provide a combination of the type described, which will have the cap bored so as to receive the eye portion of the needle so that when the cap is removed from the head of the needle or needles the enclosed sewing or finishing needle may be easily removed from the cap.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a needle combination which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a crochet and sewing needle comprising one of the combination, the crochet needle being shown partly broken away;

FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1, but shows a knitting needle and sewing needle combination comprising the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary plan view showing a modified form of cap;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary plan view showing a snap-on type cap modification, the device being shown in sectron;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view taken along the line 55 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary exploded view showing a modified form for accepting a plurality of yarn sewing or finishing needles.

According to this invention, a crochet and sewing needle combination 10 is shown in FIG. 1 to include on the crochet needle 11 a shaft 12 having a hook 13 at one end and an enlarged head 14 at the opposite end. An opening 15 longitudinally through head 14 freely 2 receives a yarn sewing or finishing needle 16, the eye 17 of needle 16 is carried within the opening 18 of a threaded cap 19 which is threadably received on the open end of head 14.

The knitting needle 11a in FIG. 2 includes an elongated shaft 20 having a pointed end 21 and an enlarged head 22 on the opposite end. Head 22 is provided with longitudinal openings 23 which receives needle 16a. The eye 17a of needle 16a is carried within the opening 18a of the threaded cap 19a.

A modified needle 24 as shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing, includes a friction type cap 25 having a conical tip 2511. Another modified form of the needle 26 as shown in FIG. 4 of the drawing, includes a snap on type cap 27 which covers the opening 28.

Looking now at FIG. 6 of the drawing, another modified form of needle 29 is shown to have an enlarged head 30 in which are received a plurality of yarn sewing or finishing needles 31, the head 30 having a screw cap 32 for enclosing the needles 31. An end cap 34 is screw engaged within the threaded opening formed within the end of the head 30.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as is defined by the appended claims.

What I now claim is:

1. A needle assembly comprising a relatively large needle which at one end has an elongated opening along an axis of said needle, said opening forming a chamber, a removable end cap attachable on said needle end for selectively closing said chamber, said chamber containing a removable yarn sewing needle, an inner end of said end cap having an axial opening, said yarn sewing needle having an eye at one end thereof, said eye being received within said end cap opening so that said end cap carries said yarn sewing needle.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein, said end cap is triangular in configuration around its outer side when viewed from an end.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein, said relatively large needle is a crochet needle.

4. The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein,

said relatively larger needle is a knitting needle. 

1. A needle assembly comprising a relatively large needle which at one end has an elongated opening along an axis of said needle, said opening forming a chamber, a removable end cap attachable on said needle end for selectively closing said chamber, said chamber containing a removable yarn sewing needle, an inner end of said end cap having an axial opening, said yarn sewing needle having an eye at one end thereof, said eye being received within said end cap opening so that said end cap carries said yarn sewing needle.
 2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein, said end cap is triangular in configuration around its outer side when viewed from an end.
 3. The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein, said relatively large needle is a crochet needle.
 4. The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein, said relatively larger needle is a knitting needle. 